Improvement in check-hooks



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JAMES THORNTON, OF WELLSVILLE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH HIS RIGHT TO PRATT 8u LETOHWORTH, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 155,125, dated September 15, 1874; application tiled July 14, 1874.

To all whom it may concern: i the upper side of the body thereof, as shown Be it known that I, JAMES THORNTON, of y at a2. b are the prongs or rivets ofthe staple, Wellsville, in the county of Allegany and i and() the bearer or strap to which the hook State of New York, have invented an Imis to be secured. Thisis accomplished bypassprovement in Rein or Check Hooks, of which ing the staple over the strap, and inserting the the following'is a specification: l prongs or spurs b through the holes al of the My invention consists of a peculiar conhook, and then bending or riveting the ends struction of check-hook, provided with a stal on the under side, as clearly shown in the ple-clamp, by which the hook is readily sel drawings, whereby the hook is firmly clamped cured to the bearer or supporting-strap to the strap, without requiring the strap to be without perforating or weakening the same. l pierced and weakened by a hole, as is 0rdi- In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is narily the case. a sectional elevation; 2, a sectional plan; This construct1on and mode of securing the Fig. 3,acrosssect1on,F1g. 4:,aperspect1ve v iew hook 1s cheap and efclent, While the attachof the clamping-staple detached. Flg. 5 1s a ment presents a neat and ornamental appearview showing the staple of cast malleable iron. ance.

Like letters ot' reference designate like parts What I claim as my invention isin each of the figures. The combination, with the check-hook A of A is the rein -hook proper, provided with the clamping-staple B, substantially as and the ordintary loop a at the rear for the confor the purpose hereinbefore set forth. nection o the back-strap, and with holes al al for the prongs or rivets of the staple B. JAMES THORNTON' This staple may be made by stamping it out Witnesses of sheet metal, by which operation any suita' B. C. RUDE, ble ornamental design may be embossed on DANIEL WILDER. 

